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Starstroll t1_is9ndix wrote

Reply to comment by GeriatricZergling in What is actually preventing our teeth from falling out? by tikkymykk

That's wild. Have there been any attempts/successes at making new types of adhesives based on similar molecules?

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GeriatricZergling t1_is9voqz wrote

Not so far as I know. Collagen isn't so much adhesive as it's physically linking things together, like a billion tiny, molecular ropes. Collagen is also present in bones and dentin in teeth, so it's basically tying on to the "rope ends" on each surface.

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